Protector.



l. H. CORDOVA.

PROTECTOR.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 5, 1913.

1,097,538. 111111111 may 19, 1914.

51m/ouder,

ranno HORACIO lconnovs, or Banana, cuna.

' rnornoron ySpeciication of Letters latent.

- application sled June s, i913. sesamo. 771,866.

To all. whom it may concern Be it 4linowu that I, Pisano Horacio Connovn, a citizen of Cuba, residing at Habana, Galia, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Protectors, or whlch the following is a specication. Y

rlhis invention relates to protecting devices for motorists or the like, and has tor its primary object the provision et a device et this character which will include means tor shielding the eyes and nosepl'l the wearer and for minimizing the possibility of his inhaling dangerous quantities of dust and foreign matter and to prevent injury to the e es b d 'in articles.

y.'dnoythei oojct oli the invention is the provision ot means for adjusting the nose shield and the eye shield relativelyv whereby to permit said parts to operatively accommodate themselves to the eyes and nose ot the wearer.

further object of the invention is. the provision otV means tor positively holding Y the nose vguardLagainst accidental derangement while in use.'

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists lol certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as iwill behereinafteri. described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings lFigui-e 1 isa front view of the protector; Fig. 2 is a front view of the same; Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section through the adjusting means; and Fig. 4 is a transverse section through a portion of the nose protector.

The protector comprises an eye-guard, which may include a frame 1 having a nose bridge 2 and lens-rims 3, the latter having secured rtherein in any suitable well known manner'lenses 4 and may be constructed of any suitable wellV known transparent material. The lens rims 3 of the frame 1 are mounted within guard frames 5, said frames being soldered or otherwise suitably secured to the .lens rims 3. 'lhe space between the lens rims 3 and theguard frames 5 may be filled in with amber or any other suitable material 6 that will not obstruct the lateral vision of the eye. The guard-frames 5 have their sides diverging relatively in an outward direction and at the vertex of the sides, the frames have secured thereto lugs 7, to which are pivoted' the forward ends of temple bars 8, the opposite ends of the bars being provided with the usual hooks 9 that are adapted to be extended around the ears of the wearer, hold the device in proper applied position.

rlhe nose of any suitable well lrnownrmaterial, preferably cloth, and at its large end it has secured thereto a retaining or gripping device 11 in the form of a continuous spring having closely associated convolutions. Within the convolutions of the spring may be extended a continuous band of rubber 12, which is adapted to lend admirably to the gripping action of the device, so as to hold the guard i@ against accidental derangement while in use. The nose guard l() and the"eyeguard are adjustably connected by means 13, which may include rigid bars 14, which depend trom the lens rims 3 and which terminate in lower lateral lugs 15. These lugs are superimposed relatively to similar lugs 16 at the sides of the nose guards 10.

The-operating device for regulating the adjustment of the nose guard relatively of the eye-guard is in the form of companion rods 17 provided with intermediate lugs 18, end stops 19 and sleeves 20 and 21, said sleeves being interposed between the end stops 19 and the intermediate lugs 18 of said rods 17, and as illustrated the sleeves are threaded exteriorly, as at 23, for connection in corresponding passages 24- in the lugs 15 and 1 From the construction of the adjusting guard 1G is substantially of' frusto-conlcal form and may be constructed Patented May V19, 1914?.v

as shown in Fig. 2, so'as to means hereinabove referred to, it is evident that the sleeves 20 and 21 'may be manually adjusted in their mating lugs 15 and 16, so that the nose guard 10 may be adjusted to the eye-guard and the parts thereby placed in proper position to operativelyv shield the nose and eyes of the wearer.

lWhile the device is primarily intended as a protector for the eyes and nose of motorists, I wish it to be understood that I d o not contemplate limiting the invention to such use, it being obviously understood that it may be admirably adapted for use by gunners, firemen, workmen in metal foundries or like places where it is desirable to protect the eyes and the nose from gaseous elements or :tire and smoke.

Having thus described I claim is 1. A. protector comprising an eye-guard, a nose-guard, and means adjustably connecting the former with the latter.

suspended from said eye-guard and adjust-l able relatively thereof.

6. A protect-or comprising an eye-guard, a nose-guard, and a nose-gripping portion carried by the nose-guard and yieldingly embracing the nose to hold the guard in an applied position.

7.*A protector com rising an eye-guard, retaining means there, or, a nose guard suspended from the eye-guard, and means for retaining the nose guard in applied position.

S. A protector comprising aneye-guard, a nose-guard, lugs on the nose-guard, lugs on the eye-guard, and adjustable devices between the lugs of the eye-guard and the lugs of the nose-guard and operable for moving the eye-guard relatively of the nose-guard.

9. A protector comprising an eye-guard, retaining means therefor, a nose-guard suspended from the eye-guard, and a circumferentially yieldable gripping portion for emoracing the nose and carried by the inner end of said nose guard.

vIn testimony whereof I atix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PABLO HORACIO CORDOVA.

Witnesses:

JAMES A. Konan, BENNE'rr S. JONES. 

